The Hells

THE HELLS, London, UK
“Do you believe in the power of rock ‘n’ roll? In the transgressive magic that can be spun from a few punk riffs, some beaten-up Marshall amps and a whole heap of energy? If so, you may not know it yet, but you already believe in The Hells. Rock on...” - i-D Magazine
“The Hells’ bone-bruising boogie is irresistible. KKKK” - Kerrang!
“It's exactly the kind of glam-gilded hit we've been craving since Boss Hog's major label debut... irresistible. KKKK " - Kerrang!
“Breathless and electrifying” – Rocksound
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THE HELLS, 2003 biography written by Andy Capper for Vice UK Magazine (May Issue, 2003) , HOW THE HELLS GOT HIGH " I [Andy Capper] first met my friend Philly Kev when he was living above a rock bar in Soho. we had mutual friends and a mutual interest in being scumbags se we used to hang out in his room and smoke opium that we got from (…) We [Andy Capper and Kevin] had both read the book Lexicon Devil about the Germs and we were talking about when Darby Crash and Pat Smear formed the band, they didn't have song, or even instruments, but they would still print t-shirts and put up posters and tell everyone they were in this great band when in fact they were jut a pair of loudmouth posers. Funniliy enough, Philly is a loudmouth poser and he'd just met a Spanish girl called Ippy who did this punk club called Teenage Schizoid. She had some good ideas about music and they looked good together so we started to tell eveyone they were in this fantastic new band called THE HELLS who were going to take over the world FOREVER! They made the logo like a pair of Ippy's lips and then made a poster that looked like the Germs' GI album cover (the blue cirle on back) only it said The Hells HI (with red circle on lack). Looking back now it seems quite sad, but at the time it was funny to think up these things. After a couple of months of lying to everyone they knew, Philly and Ippy sat down one day and actually wrote some songs which – amazingly given the circumstances – ended up being really good. They then auditioned loads of drummers but most were idiots. Then Philly's boy The Captain left his group The Icarus Line and joind for a while and they recorded this EP which has just come out. It's Rolling-Stonesy, balls-out, girl vocal garage rock like a lot of things these days but I love it because The Hells were never meant to exist other than to give Philly and I something to laugh about as we got high."
THE HELLS, 2005 biography written by Marc Sallis, editor of Artrocker Magazine: US tours, festivals, European tours and hit singles. A lot has happened in the world of The Hells since the release of their self-titled debut mini-album back in 2003.From the outset of its release, The Hells weren’t shy in promoting their album and quickly hit the road, taking in a slot at the Leeds Carling Festival and full UK tour. But the real work really kicked in with a European tour in the Fall of 2003 that also took in a trip to the CMJ Festival in New York, where they played the punk palace that is CBGBs, and included a main support slot with The Darkness at Amsterdam’s Paradiso.But it was with the release of their debut single ‘He’s the Devil (But I Love Him So)’ at the beginning of 2004 that things really escalated for the band from London, via Spain (lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and sexy rock chick Ippy) and Philadelphia (lead guitarist and singer Kevin). With heavy support from the airwaves and a four ‘K’ review in rock bible Kerrang!, the band soon found themselves doing radio sessions for Radio 6, XFM and one of the last ever Peel Sessions (R.I.P. Messiah John Peel) for Radio 1. This was then replicated on TV with the band’s video for the single making it onto MTV2’s Most Requested Playlist Show.And while all this was happening in the UK, the band also found out that the single had become a hit in Australia, of all places. But with festival commitments to fulfil in the US and Europe, the Southern Hemisphere had to make do with just hearing The Hells over the airwaves.2004 continued in the same vein as 2003 for the band. Highlights included appearances at the industry renowned SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, more New York dates and another European tour, which culminated in a high profile slot at the 2004 Roskilde Festival, where The Hells played to a crowd of over 7,000 people.It was during 2004 that the band also started to cut their first full-length album with producing legend Brian O'Shaughnessy of Primal Scream ‘Screamadelica’ fame at his studio, Bark, in North London. Having finished initial recordings with O'Shaughnessy, they decided to take a more live approach to recording by continuing work on the album with Ed Deegan at his new Gizzard Recording studio. Having served his apprenticeship with Liam Watson at legendary East London studio, Toe Rag (where The White Stripes recorded their 2003 album ‘Elephant’), Deegan set-up the studio in a similar vein to his old master’s classic recording facility.With recording and mastering of ‘Love Sick Love’ completed in 2005, a track from the new album has already appeared on the debut release by seminal London venue, The Buffalo Bar. The compilation album, ‘Sound Issues Volume I’ (Buffalo Recordings), features ‘My Kinda Lover’, which also appeared as the lead track on a limited edition 10” single to promote the release.So with artwork for the new album, ‘Love Sick Love’, almost complete be prepared for the return of The Hells.
DISCOGRAPHY (incomplete) THE HELLS, The Hells (EP), Artrocker, 2003 ///// THE HELLS, He's The Devil But I Love Him So/Time Killer (single), Artrocker, 2003 ///// THE HELLS, He's The Devil But I Love Him So (single), Artrocker, 2004 ///// THE HELLS, My Kinda Lover (10" with Jetscreamer and Archie Bronson Outfit, 2005) ///// THE HELLS, Love Sick Love (33"), El Beasto, 2006
GIG HISTORY (incomplete) 26/11/2002 Metro LONDON, UK 03/12/2002 Buffalo Bar, LONDON, UK 11/12/2002 Freebutt , BRIGHTON, UK 13/12/2002 The Garage, LONDON, UK 02/04/2003 Zodiac, OXFORD, UK 03/04/2003 Night and Day ,MANCHESTER, UK 16/04/2003 The Garage, LONDON, UK 19/04/2003 Metro, LONDON, UK 10/05/2003 The Octopad, LONDON, UK 12/05/2003 The Unerworld, LONDON, UK 13/05/2003 Buffalo Bar, LONDON, UK 17/05/2003 Metro, LONDON, UK 30/05/2003 Barfly, LONDON, UK 11/06/2003 The Garage, LONDON, UK 24/06/2003 Buffalo Bar, LONDON, UK 26/06/2003 The Underworld, LONDON, UK 27/06/2003 The Eye, LONDON, UK 03/07/2003 BILBAO ACCION ROCK FESTIVAL, Bilbao, Spain 10/07/2003 Moles, BATH, UK 11/07/2003 Rescue Rooms, NOTTINGHAM, UK 12/07/2003 Joseph's Well, LEEDS, UK 13/07/2003 Freebutt , BRIGHTON, UK 22/08/2003 READING AND LEEDS CARLING FESTIVAL, Leeds, UK 09/09/2003 Buffalo Bar, LONDON, UK 26/09/2003 Union, CARDIFF, UK 27/09/2003 Buffalo Bar, LONDON, UK 28/09/2003 The Eye, LONDON, UK02/10/2003 Half Moon, Cork, IRELAND 03/10/2003 Spirit Store, Dundalk, IRELAND 04/10/2003 Highstool, Limerick, IRELAND 05/10/2003 Whelans, Dublin, IRELAND 23/10/2003 The Hook, Brooklyn, New York, USA 25/10/2003 CMJ FESTIVAL – CB’s Lounge, New York, USA 26/10/2003 Pontiac, Philadelphia, USA 27/10/2003 Sin-E, New York, USA 08/11/2003 London Calling Festival – Paradiso, AMSTERDAM, Holland 10/11/2003 Le Ragtime, TOULOUSE, France 12/11/2003 Moby Dick, MADRID, Spain 13/11/2003 Rock Club, ORENSE, Spain 15/11/2003 Mardi Gras, LA CORUÑA, Spain 17/11/2003 Subsonic, MONTPELLIER, France 18/11/2003 Le Local, BORDEAUX, France 19/11/2003 Nouveau Casino, PARIS, France 13/12/2003 The Garage, LONDON, UK 31/12/2003 Buffalo Bar, LONDON, UK 13/01/2004 Metro, LONDON, UK 07/02/2004 The Well, LUTON, UK 12/02/2004 Rust, COPENHAGEN, Denmark 14/02/2004 Voxhall, AARHUS, Denmark 20/02/2004 Infinity, LONDON, UK 18/03/2004 Red's Scoot Inn, Austin, TX, USA 19/03/2004 SXSW FESTIVAL – Jackalope, Austin, TX, USA 22/03/2004 Silk City, Philadelphia, PA, USA 23/03/2004 Lit, New York, NY, USA 24/03/2004 CBGBs, New York, NY, USA25/03/2004 The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA, USA 25/05/2004 The Garage, LONDON, UK 01/07/2004 Hafenklang, HAMBURG, Germany 02/07/2004 ROSKILDE FESTIVAL - Odeon stage, Roskilde, Denmark 03/07/2004 Golden Gate, BERLIN, Germany 01/10/2004 BERLIN POP KOMM FESTIVAL – Zentral, Berlin, Germany 02/10/2005 Ryan's, LONDON, UK 07/10/2005 Barreiro Rocks Festival, LISBOA, Portugal 28/10/2005 Festival Artículo 20, Avilés, ASTURIAS, Spain 02/11/2006 The Barn, SALISBURY , UK 28/04/2006 Ágora, LA CORUÑA, Spain 02/06/2006 PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL, BARCELONA, Spain 03/06/2006 VAMPIRELLA, Zaragoza, SPAIN 05/06/2006 MARDI GRAS, La Coruña, SPAIN 06/06/2006 LOUIE LOUIE, Gijón, SPAIN 07/06/2006 GAZTESZENA, San Sebastián, SPAIN, 08/06/2006 LOS PICOS, Liérganes, SPAIN 09/06/2006 MUSICALIA, Alicante, SPAIN 10/06/2006 LA GRAMOLA, Orihuela, SPAIN 11/06/2006 RICOAMOR, Castellón, SPAIN 12/08/2006 White Hart, LONDON, UK 26/08/2006 BESTIALC FESTIVAL, Alcora, CASTELLON, Spain 14/10/2006 Buffalo Bar, LONDON, UK
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